The chillies were sorted for absence of defects, washed with tap water followed by washing with sodium hypo-chlorite solution (100 mg/kg) for 10 min to reduce the microbial load and then surface dried at room temperature.
The chillieswere sorted for absence of defects, washed with tap waterfollowed by washing with sodium hypo-chlorite solution(100 mg/kg) for 10 min to reduce the microbial load and thensurface dried at room temperature.